/channels/taxonomy/term/3922/all en /channels/channels/news/brains-balancing-system-358549 <p>A finding by a ±«ÓãÖ±²¥-led team of neuroscientists could open doors to new treatments for a range of psychiatric and neurological disorders attributed to dysfunctions in specific dopamine pathways.<br /> <br /></p> Tue, 27 Aug 2024 13:09:31 +0000 webfull 201715 at /channels /channels/channels/event/kac-elliott-lecture-unexpected-regulators-striatal-dopamine-release-insulin-exercise-and-gaba-342349 <p>To attend in person - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kac-elliott-lecture-unexpected-regulators-of-striatal-dopamine-release-tickets-502599026217">click here</a></p> Wed, 05 Apr 2023 13:35:15 +0000 webfull 188804 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-understanding-mental-illness-335396 <p>The causes of psychiatric disorders are poorly understood. Now, in work led by researchers at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, there is evidence that a wide range of early onset psychiatric problems (from depression, anxiety and addictions to dyslexia, bulimia, and ADHD) may be largely due to the combination of just three factors. The first is biological—in the form of individual variability in the brain’s dopamine reward pathway. The second is social—and points to the important role of early childhood neglect or abuse.</p> Wed, 08 Dec 2021 19:06:37 +0000 webfull 175421 at /channels /channels/channels/news/dopamine-plays-key-role-songbird-mating-335032 <p>In humans, the dopamine system has been tied to rewards and pleasurable sensations. As well as to memory and learning. A recent study from ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, published in <a href="https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(21)01107-6?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0960982221011076%3Fshowall%3Dtrue"><i>Current Biology</i></a>, suggests that dopamine may also play a key role in shaping what songs female songbirds enjoy, which may ultimately affect mating as females choose (and then remember) their mates based on the songs they prefer.</p> Tue, 23 Nov 2021 14:29:22 +0000 webfull 175035 at /channels /channels/channels/news/dopamine-and-reward-responses-music-causally-linked-293767 <p>A new study published in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, reveals a causal link between the neurotransmitter dopamine and the reward responses to music. The study was conducted by an international team including researchers from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, the University of Barcelona, and the Hospital de Sant Pau of Barcelona.</p> Mon, 28 Jan 2019 15:00:03 +0000 webfull 145420 at /channels /channels/news/brain-area-involved-addiction-activated-earlier-previously-thought-recreational-cocaine-users-268258 <p>Even among non-dependent cocaine users, cues associated with consumption of the drug lead to dopamine release in an area of the brain thought to promote compulsive use, according to researchers at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥.</p> <p>The findings, published in <em>Scientific Reports</em>, suggest that people who consider themselves recreational users could be further along the road to addiction than they might have realized.</p> Tue, 23 May 2017 18:25:43 +0000 webfull 128385 at /channels